Technical Product Engineer -3 month FTC
Elmdon
Main purpose of the job:
- Define, Develop & Deploy Engineering processes and documents.
- Lead Failure Mode Avoidance Lifecycle to drive continuous improvement in Engineering.
- Moderate Program FMEA’s to ensure Quality of event, maturation & output.
Main objectives and results:
- Lead FMA lifecycle, ensuring Engineering LL reviews are completed, items captured, and output documents are generated.
- Support with foundation F-DFMEA development & continuous improvement.
- Lead rollout of DFMEA software (APIS) AIAG/VDA, ensure the team is equipped with the tools and training to operate inside APIS and deliver DFMEA’s to the new standard.
- Provides internal audit to IATF 16949 for Engineering Systems/Processes.
- Empowered to review and make recommendations to Engineering Manager(s) on deviation requests from Design Rules and Best Practice.
- Participate in customer reviews, when appropriate, to provide technical governance and consultation on origin of lessons learned, best practice, etc.
- Ensure effective networking of subject matter experts to support application teams.
- Develops and maintains Technical Quality Systems & procedures.
- Devises internal audit plan to check integrity of Engineering documentation.
- Participate in and signatory for Design Reviews, Product Reviews, Gateway Reviews.
- Evaluates deviations from the standard, assesses risk, promotes corrective actions, keeps documented evidence for review with Engineering Management.
- Provide guidance on technical delivery of APQP/PPAP.
- Actively participate in reviews of new Engineering processes / tools that impact quality of technical delivery; including, but not limited to, development of customised detection methods where conventional design controls is insufficient.
- Support the identification of the most appropriate and cost-effective technical solutions.
- Support Current Model team when appropriate.
- Support/consults on new program RFQ’s.
Preferred skills and experience:
- Proven substantial experience in automotive product engineering department.
- Bachelor and/or Diploma degree in automotive, plastics engineering, mechanical engineering or experience in automotive engineering department
- Knowledge of customer requirements and Interiors product and manufacturing/assembly processes.
- FMEA training (preferably VDA/AIAG combined), 5+ years active use.
- IQ-RM Software Knowledge
- Six Sigma Green Belt, preferred.
- Audits - ISO19011 training or proven experience in automotive production sector (IATF16949, VDA6.1)
- Cradle-to-grave project experience including design development, process and tool maturation, validation, and program launch.
- Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Driven, conscientious, inquisitive, and practical.
- Managerial, technical & administrative skills required - Should be fully conversant with automotive quality tools and systems; these should include TS16949, QS9000, ISO14001, supported by excellent organisational and communicational skills.